Dr. Lucía Graña López

Education:

• 1997-2003
  Santiago de Compostela University (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
  Graduate in Medicine

• 2006
  Master of Advanced Studies in Radiology
  Complutense University (Madrid, Spain)

• 2005-2007
  Postgraduate course in Design and Statistics in Health Sciences (30 ECTS)
  Autonomous University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)

• 2015
  Postgraduate course in Breast Radiology (25 ECTS)
  Barcelona University (Barcelona, Spain)

• 2019
  ICH Good Clinical Practice E6 (R2)

• 2020
  Santiago de Compostela University (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
  PhD: Bi-RADS 4 breast lesions: Breast MRI and dedicated breast-PET correlation

Professional Experience:

• Specialist Training in Radiology 2004-2008

  • May 2004 – May 2008: Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid (Spain)

  • Externships:

    • Musculoeskeletal pathology. Dr Javier Beltrán. Maimonides Medical Center. New York, EEUU. January-March, 2007.

    • Abdominal pathology. Dr Michael Macari. New York University Medical Center. New York, EEUU. April, 2007.

    • Breast pathology. Dr Manuel Vázquez Caruncho. Hospital Xeral Calde. Lugo, Spain. November, 2007.

    • Abdomen and pelvis MRI. Dr Carmen Villalva. Hospital Provincial de Conxo. Santiago de Compostela, Spain. March, 2008.

    • Body MRI. Dr Rafaela Soler. Hospital Juan Canalejo. La Coruña, Spain. April – May, 2008.

    • Breast imaging: Vienna General Hospital. Vienna, Austria. February 2020

  • Medical Staff:

    • As general radiologist: Hospital da Costa Burela, Lugo (Spain). June, 2008 – January, 2014

    • As women’s imaging radiologist (breast and female pelvis): University Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo (Spain). February, 2014- present

    • Breast Unit coordinator at Lucus Augusti Hospital. June 2021 – present.

Teaching Experience:

• Supervision and teaching of junior doctors and medical students rotating through Radiology Service.

Professional Membership:

• Spanish Society of Medical Radiology.

• European Society of Radiology.

• European Society of Breast Imaging.

• Spanish Society of Breast Imaging (Vicepresident).

Publications:

• National journals:

  • Graña, L, Santamaría N, Yus M, Méndez R. Metástasis cerebral calcificada . Radiología 2007;49 (5):335 – 337.

  • Mendez R, Graña L, Rodríguez R (2008). Reacciones adversas a los medios de contraste . Martí-Bonmatí L, Pallardó Calatayud Y. Monografía SERAM, Medios de contraste en radiología (115-128), Buenos Aires; Madrid (etc): Médica panamericana, DL.

  • Ciudad MJ, Gómez N, Graña L. Isquemia intestinal . Radiología abdominal 2006;3(3):11.

• International journals:

  • Graña L, de la Pedraja I, Méndez R, Rodríguez R. Jejuno-ileal diverticulitis with localized perforation: CT and US findings . European Journal of Radiology 2009;71:318 - 323.

  • Graña L, Villalba C, Vázquez M. Ureteral obstruction caused by acute pancreatitis . European Journal of Radiology Extra 2009;72:e29 –e31.

  • Vázquez Caruncho M, Graña L, Villares Armas A. Assessment of BI-RADS category 4 lesions or how some flaws in a study put into question the credibility of the study results . Radiology. 2015 Nov;277 (2):612.

  • Graña L, Calzado A, Hernández P, Rodríguez R. Role of computed tomography on large B-cell non-Hodgkin`s lymphoma follow-up and the risk of radiation induced neoplasm: A retrospective cohort study . European Journal of Radiology 2016 Mar;85(3): 673 – 679.

  • Graña L, Vázquez Caruncho M, Villares Armas A. Management of late seroma with breast implants: The role of the radiologists . Breast Journal 2016 Nov;22(6):705-707.

  • Graña L. Breast Cancer Screening in Spain . SBI News 2018; 3:18-19

  • Graña L, Vázquez Caruncho M, Villares Armas A. Percutaneous removal of benign phyllodes tumor of the breast: an alternative to surgery . Breast J 2018; Nov;24(6):1035-1037.

  • Graña L, Herranz M, Domínguez-Prado I, Argibay S, Villares A, Ruibal A, Vázquez Caruncho M. Dedicated breast PET value to evaluate BI-RADS 4 breast lesions . European Journal of Radiology 2018; 108:201-207.

  • Graña L, Herranz M, Domínguez-Prado I, Argibay S, Villares A, Vázquez Caruncho M. Can dedicated breast PET help to reduce overdiagnosis and overtreatment by differentiating between indolent and potentially aggressive ductal carcinoma in situ? . European Radiology 2019; doi: 10.1007/s00330-019-06356-9.

  • Graña L, Herranz M, Maciñeira FA, Villares A, Vázquez-Caruncho M. Apparend diffusion coefficient: Potential biomarker for complete response after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer . Breast J 2019; doi: 10.1111/tbj.13589.

  • Graña-López L, Pérez-Ramos T, Maciñeira FA, Villares Á, Vázquez-Caruncho M. Predicting axillary response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy: the role of diffusion weighted imaging . Br J Radiol. 2022 Feb 1;95(1130):20210511. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20210511.

  • Graña-López L, Pérez-Ramos T, Villares Á, Vázquez-Caruncho M. Cryoablation of breast lesions: our experience .
    Radiología. DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2021.09.008

  • Chantada-Vázquez MdP, Conde-Amboage M, Graña-López L, Vázquez-Estévez S, Bravo SB, Núñez C. Circulating Proteins Associated with Response and Resistance to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer . Cancers.2022;14(4):1087. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14041087

  • Graña-López L, Pérez-Ramos T, Villares Á, Vázquez-Caruncho M. Tratamiento con crioablación de lesiones de mama: nuestra experiencia . Radiología 2022; Supl1:49-56 doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2021.09.002.2025

  • Graña-López L, Abelarias- López L, Fernández-Sobrado I, Verea-Varela S, Villares-Armas Á. Acceptance and results of cryoablation for the treatment of early breast cancer in non-surgical patients . Br J Radiol 2024;97:1713-23 doi: 10.1093/bjr/tqae131.

  • Graña-López L, Abelarias- López L, Correa Lugilde N, Fernández-Sobrado I, López-Rodríguez L, Villares-Armas Á ,Vázquez-Caruncho M. Seguimiento con imagen del cáncer de mama tratado con crioablación . Radiología. doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2025.501688. Available online June 17th 2025.

• Books:

  • Méndez R, Graña L. (2009) Drugs in Radiology . In: Del Cura JL, Pedraza S, Gayete A. Spanish Society of Medical Radiology. Essentials of Radiology (65-77), Buenos Aires; Madrid (etc): Médica panamericana, DL.